Can Mamdani Deliver? "Yes! It's an Unqualified Yes!"

"Dean Fuleihan is absolutely confident that Zohran Mamdani can deliver on the ambitious agenda-addressing everything from transportation to rent stabilization and childcare-that inspired New Yorkers to give the mayor-elect a mandate to run the nation's largest city. And when Fuleihan, Mamdani's pick to serve in the powerful position of first deputy mayor, speaks, it pays to listen. He's one of the most experienced hands in New York City and state government."

"After decades of service as the "budget guru" for Democrats in the New York State Legislature, he worked as director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget under former Mayor Bill de Blasio. He then served as first deputy mayor-a position that plays a critical role in defining the scope and direction of municipal administrations-during de Blasio's second term, before being appointed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to the New York State Financial Control Board."

""Mayor-elect Mamdani is pulling together an A team and this announcement is the perfect combo of a steady hand with a movement punch. Dean Fuleihan has been a shoulder-to-the wheel public servant who has always moved the levers of government with working families front of mind. Elle Bisgaard-Church is a policy innovator who had the audacity to build the biggest grassroots movement we've experienced in NYC in generations. This is brilliant.""

Dean Fuleihan returns to city government as first deputy mayor to support Zohran Mamdani in implementing a broad agenda including transportation, rent stabilization, and childcare. Fuleihan brings decades of budget and management experience from the New York State Legislature and prior service as director of the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget and as first deputy mayor under Bill de Blasio. He later served on the New York State Financial Control Board after appointment by Governor Kathy Hochul. At age 74 he pairs with chief of staff Elle Bisgaard-Church to combine managerial experience with grassroots organizing strength.

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